The shaven head, a sign of ritual purity, may identify this figure as a priest. A partially preserved inscription on one shoulder states that he prays to Ninshubur, the goddess associated with the planet Mercury.
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Male Worshiper of Ninshubur
Mesopotamia, 2250 BCE
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